Kenosha law-enforcement officials keep on saying that militias had a constitutional right to patrol the city's streets on August 25. That's wrong. Second Amendment mythology has deadly consequences. wispolitics.com/2020/jonathan-…

"[I]t’s so important that elected officials and law enforcement make clear that there is no Second Amendment right to engage in paramilitary activity and ... that it is unlawful in every state." @HowellONeill quotes Jonathan Backer in MIT Technology Review: technologyreview.com/2020/10/08/100…

"Law enforcement [in Kenosha] said, 'We don’t welcome militias but they have Second Amendment rights.' That statement is harmful and gives militia groups comfort.” Larry Buhl quotes Jonathan Backer in capitalandmain.com re unlawful private militias: capitalandmain.com/voter-intimida…

My op-ed in the Journal Sentinel. Private militias are illegal in Wisconsin and every other state. When law enforcement does nothing to stop them, that is a choice, not destiny. jsonline.com/story/news/sol…

Anti-BDS laws violate the First Amendment by punishing people for expressing their views on the Israel and the Occupation. The Israeli government is lobbying not to correct the laws' constitutional infirmities but to deny plaintiffs a day in court to challenge them.

Huge victory in the fight against anti-BDS laws that cynically suppress speech in the name of Israel and the Jewish community. Proud to work with T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and J Street along w/ my colleagues at Georgetown Law ICAP on an amicus brief in this case. x.com/dylanotes/stat…

Tennessee judges are brushing aside bail laws, and it's costing you rssfeeds.knoxnews.com/~/645083674/0/…

The Public Charge Rule is gone, but the work goes on to ensure that future Presidents do not adopt similar policies. Yesterday, Georgetown Law ICAP filed a lawsuit to obtain records to shed light on how the Rule was used and abused while it was in effect. law.georgetown.edu/icap/wp-conten…

NEW: Georgetown Law ICAP filed a motion to intervene on behalf of SC NAACP and Orangeburg County School District to defend South Carolina's no-aid provision and public school funding. law.georgetown.edu/icap/wp-conten…

Proud to represent SC NAACP and Orangeburg County School District in defending South Carolina's constitutional provision protecting public school funding. x.com/GeorgetownICAP…

NEW: Georgetown Law ICAP receives favorable ruling in case seeking to stop self-styled private militia group from operating in New Mexico. [law.georgetown.edu/icap/wp-conten…] /1

Important ruling out of NM holding that state law provides legal remedies against unlawful paramilitary activity that are consistent with the 1st and 2nd Amendments. Proud to work with Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, PeiferHansonMullins, and colleagues at Georgetown Law ICAP in securing this favorable decision.

Huge victory for free speech! Georgetown Law ICAP and NAACP obtained an order enjoining HB1674, Oklahoma's anti-protest law enacted in the wake of last summer's racial justice protests.

In a 7-0 win for Georgetown Law ICAP, the Maryland high court (Gould, J) holds that Maryland legislature has power to create student member positions on local boards of education mdcourts.gov/data/opinions/…

🚨Another ICAP win!🚨 The Court of Appeals of Maryland rejects a challenge seeking to exclude student voices from the Howard County school board after the board's sole student member voted against reopening schools during the height of the COVID pandemic. (1/2)